International Relations and Diplomacy

Academic Staff

Oct. 24, 2026, 12:09 a.m.
Ahmed Mohammed Abdou
Ahmed Mohammed Abdou (PhD) Post Graduation Studies manger Unit
Assistance Professor
Assistant Professor in International Relations

International Relations and Diplomacy
College of Political Sciences
University of Duhok
[email protected]
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  • PhD in International Relations | Salah Al Din University, Iraq KRI 2023-2024
  • MA International Relations | Nottingham University, UK, 2012-2013
  • B.A. in Political Science | Mosul University, 2003-2004

  • Nawroz University:Public Policy, Foreign Policy 2014–2018
  • 2016–2018 University of Duhok: International Relations, Diplomacy, Public Policy
  • 2018–2019 Lecturer Polytechnic University Digital Communication
  • Lecturer University of Duhok Democracy, Political Sociology, Political Systems, Iraq History 2018–2019
  • University of Duhok: Political Terminology 2019–2020
  • University of Duhok: Political Thought 2020–2022
  • University of Duhok: International Relations, Foreign Policy 2022–2023
  • University of Duhok: EU Foreign Policy 2023–2024
  • Professor University of Duhok U.S. Foreign Policy, IR Theories 2024–2026
  • Diploma in Diplomacy: (UOD–IWP USA) Regional Great Powers in the Middle East 2025–2026
  • University of Duhok Introduction to Strategic Studies, IR Theories 2025–2026
  • University of Duhok: IR Theories 2026–2027

  1. Seminar in Political Buearu- Department of Cultural and Media PDK-Erbil (2026)
  2. Seminar in Zhejang Normal University-China (2026)
  3. MARE Conference – Italy (2026): Kurdish Issue in Rojava 
  4. BICC Seminar – Germany (2023): Reintegration Studies 
  5. DAAD Conference – Germany (2022): Peacebuilding 
  6. Yazidi Genocide Workshops (2021) 
  7. University of Duhok Conferences (2021–2023) 

Research

  • Good Governance and COVID-19: The Digital Bureaucracy to Respond to the Pandemic (Singapore as a Model)
  • The Impact of Internal Conflicts in Syria and Iraq on the Security Complex in the Middle East (2011–2023)
  • Sectarian Conflicts in Syria and Iraq for the Period 2011–2023
  • Turkish Intentions to Commit International Crimes in Northeastern Syria for the Period (2011–2019)
  • The Problem of Administrative Bureaucracy and Building Good Governance (Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2005–2019 as a Model)
  • Reintegration in Northern Iraq: The Time is Now for Europe to Act
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Repercussions on the Structure of the International System: A State of Uncertainty
  • Shifts in Turkish Foreign Policy Toward Neighboring Countries for the Period 2003–2015 (Iraq as a Model)
  • The Relationship Between Political Corruption and Terrorism: Iraq as a Model for the Period 2004–2014
  • Shifting Turkish Foreign Policy After the Syrian Crisis in 2011: Neoclassical Realism Theory Gives a Better Analysis of the Turkish Threat Toward Syria

  • International Relations USA and Chinees policy toward the Middle East

U.S.–China Competition in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia as a Model